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Ebola Virus: Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City Tests Patient

Male Patient, Who Has Ebola-Like Symptoms and Returned From West Africa, Has Been Placed in Isolation

A male patient who recently returned from West Africa with symptoms consistent with the Ebola virus is being tested for the disease at Mount Sinai hospital in New York City, where he was admitted early on Monday morning, officials said. WSJ's Dipti Kapadia reports.

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Will Huntsberry

Updated Aug. 5, 2014 7:18 a.m. ET

A man who recently returned from West Africa with symptoms consistent with the Ebola virus is being tested for the disease in New York City, where he was admitted to a hospital early on Monday morning, officials said.

A blood sample was being sent Monday to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, where it will take 24 to 48 hours to determine if he has the disease, officials said.